I still would love to see some photos of this Warner that accoridng to Carl is STILL STANDING…..are you listening Lost Memory? Peoria is a college town…Bradley University so I would like to think it could and would be renovated perhaps by the university!
Well, I’m glad you found them as I tried to locate these photos on the web and had no luck…guess I didn’t know where to look! If you find others that show this theatre within the gym, please post them.
Lost Memory: Thanks as this marquee is very nice especially with the white lights underneath. It’s always fun to walk underneath a marquee like this and just….look up! My hometown theatre, the Grand had lights like this except it was a curved marquee..sure wish I could still walk underneath those lights today, but its only a memory now as the theatre was demolished in the mid 90’s. I didn’t live in the area at the time, but if I had I would have protested with signs and gotten signatures to save it!
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Jack: Thank you for your interesting information and my hat is off to you for having renovated many old stately theatres. And I, too, would love to see a tribute to the original Warner Brothers theatre.
The second photo shows a group of people standing on the gym floor. I wonder if they are there for a basketball game or to see the “theatre”? If I had ever gone to a game in that GYM, I would have had to tape my mouth shut for I would have been very vocal about what L.I.U did and not be so much concerned about the outcome of any game going on!
dave-bronx: Thank you thank you thank you as I just knew that some CT member would have photos to share with us! The first one almost took my breathe away when I could finally see the theatre part high above the gym part. I hope and pray that returning this space back to the beautiful theatre it once was….is DO-ABLE! Thank you again for the photos!!!
“There was a unique disappearing organ also. Organ shows with a thematic orchestra was all the rage. Movietone and Vitaphone were now paving the way for sound in motion pictures, so big things were happening in Phoenix because of the Orpheum.”
Does this theatre still have its original “disappearing organ”?
I have friends who are in Phoenix right now and when I call them tonight I will tell them about the Orpheum and give them the address on Adams! Wish I could be there to see it with them!
Bryan: Adrian is a college town so I couldn’t imagine the community not having at least one movie theatre though I don’t recall them being there when I was a student at Adrian College. Thanks.
Lost Memory: The stats that you have provided on so many theatres are great to read especially reading when many of these theatres were added to the all important NRHP.
After viewing the photos there were many architectural changes made to this Eberson over the years, but hopefully it will look as it once did when Eberson designed and built it this atmospheric theatre.
Once again, this theatre is a wonderful example of a small town theatre that has been saved, preserved and cherished as this cinema is truly a ‘treasure’. I hope the citizens of Jackson MI realize this fact!
This is a wonderful link to Rosa Rio who used to play the organ at the Brooklyn Paramount and the link says that she lives in FL and plays the organ at the Tampa Theatre now. Also, this Sunday Jan. 7th is the 80th anniversary open house for the Tampa Theatre. If anyone is near Tampa, they should most definitely GO! I went to the 75th anniversary at the Fox in Atlanta and it was a very memorable day!
After reading the many posts about this theatre turned gym I would like to think that this gym will now be returned to the grand theatre that it once was. Can anyone give us some updated information about this ‘hopeful’ idea?
Perhaps the “brew and view” concept didn’t sit well with the folks who used it as a church. Nobody wants to sit in church on Sunday a.m. and smell the brew from Saturday night.
After reading the above article I can’t figure out why the theatre can’t make it if it is being used as a church now, too. This theatre dates back to the early 1900’s and deserves to remain open and especially after a major renovation.
A friend of mine who lives on Long Island brought this theatre to my attention, again and I’ve been trying to find interior photos that I recall seeing of the gym which also showed the proscenium overhead, but I can’t find them now. If anyone can help, I’d appreciate it.
Has anyone been to Mesa AZ to Organ Stop Pizza that has this theatre’s original organ?
I still would love to see some photos of this Warner that accoridng to Carl is STILL STANDING…..are you listening Lost Memory? Peoria is a college town…Bradley University so I would like to think it could and would be renovated perhaps by the university!
Well, I’m glad you found them as I tried to locate these photos on the web and had no luck…guess I didn’t know where to look! If you find others that show this theatre within the gym, please post them.
Well, a year later I never heard back from Mrs. Mascaro but I do hope to pay her a visit since I didn’t meet her this past summer.
/theaters/2953/ Grand Theatre/Westfield NY
Lost Memory: Thanks as this marquee is very nice especially with the white lights underneath. It’s always fun to walk underneath a marquee like this and just….look up! My hometown theatre, the Grand had lights like this except it was a curved marquee..sure wish I could still walk underneath those lights today, but its only a memory now as the theatre was demolished in the mid 90’s. I didn’t live in the area at the time, but if I had I would have protested with signs and gotten signatures to save it!
Jack: Thank you for your interesting information and my hat is off to you for having renovated many old stately theatres. And I, too, would love to see a tribute to the original Warner Brothers theatre.
Ron: You have wonderful theatre memories of a beautiful Warner that is, thank goodness, still with us.
The second photo shows a group of people standing on the gym floor. I wonder if they are there for a basketball game or to see the “theatre”? If I had ever gone to a game in that GYM, I would have had to tape my mouth shut for I would have been very vocal about what L.I.U did and not be so much concerned about the outcome of any game going on!
dave-bronx: Thank you thank you thank you as I just knew that some CT member would have photos to share with us! The first one almost took my breathe away when I could finally see the theatre part high above the gym part. I hope and pray that returning this space back to the beautiful theatre it once was….is DO-ABLE! Thank you again for the photos!!!
“There was a unique disappearing organ also. Organ shows with a thematic orchestra was all the rage. Movietone and Vitaphone were now paving the way for sound in motion pictures, so big things were happening in Phoenix because of the Orpheum.”
Does this theatre still have its original “disappearing organ”?
I have friends who are in Phoenix right now and when I call them tonight I will tell them about the Orpheum and give them the address on Adams! Wish I could be there to see it with them!
Bryan: Adrian is a college town so I couldn’t imagine the community not having at least one movie theatre though I don’t recall them being there when I was a student at Adrian College. Thanks.
Lost Memory: The stats that you have provided on so many theatres are great to read especially reading when many of these theatres were added to the all important NRHP.
Does anyone know if there ever was a theatre in Adrian MI? I attended Adrian College and don’t recall there being one.
After viewing the photos there were many architectural changes made to this Eberson over the years, but hopefully it will look as it once did when Eberson designed and built it this atmospheric theatre.
It is wonderful to read that this Eberson designed theatre in Flint MI is getting some TLC as it should. The “Gary Flinn” site is very interesting.
Once again, this theatre is a wonderful example of a small town theatre that has been saved, preserved and cherished as this cinema is truly a ‘treasure’. I hope the citizens of Jackson MI realize this fact!
http://www.tampatheatre.org/openhouse.php
This link will give information for the upcoming 80th anniversary open house to be held on January 7th!
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This is a wonderful link to Rosa Rio who used to play the organ at the Brooklyn Paramount and the link says that she lives in FL and plays the organ at the Tampa Theatre now. Also, this Sunday Jan. 7th is the 80th anniversary open house for the Tampa Theatre. If anyone is near Tampa, they should most definitely GO! I went to the 75th anniversary at the Fox in Atlanta and it was a very memorable day!
After reading the many posts about this theatre turned gym I would like to think that this gym will now be returned to the grand theatre that it once was. Can anyone give us some updated information about this ‘hopeful’ idea?
Perhaps the “brew and view” concept didn’t sit well with the folks who used it as a church. Nobody wants to sit in church on Sunday a.m. and smell the brew from Saturday night.
After reading the above article I can’t figure out why the theatre can’t make it if it is being used as a church now, too. This theatre dates back to the early 1900’s and deserves to remain open and especially after a major renovation.
SNWEB: Would love to revisit the photos posted on Nov. 28, ‘05.
MichaelAnthony: Your post of Nov. 29, 04 was most interesting to read and I hope you can tell us more about your visit!
A friend of mine who lives on Long Island brought this theatre to my attention, again and I’ve been trying to find interior photos that I recall seeing of the gym which also showed the proscenium overhead, but I can’t find them now. If anyone can help, I’d appreciate it.